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Common Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium, commonly known as common blue wood aster, heartleaf aster, and blue wood-aster, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to central and eastern North America. It reaches heights of up to 1.2 meters and has bluish daisy-like flowers which bloom late-summer and fall in its range.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asterales
Habit: herb